Diversity Day Festival!

Dear Active Citizens,

Some of the activities sound very interesting (for example the “Live Library” and the performance by the group from Ghana).

I know that it is a short notice, but I believe that Active Citizenship could participate in many ways in the event. For example:

1. We could have our own stall there and distribute our material [our magazine, the article about multicultural education]. Saturday is a busy day in Makariou and I think it is a good opportunity to get to know more people and led people outside the school know what we are doing.

2. We could also write an article linking diversity with the last events in the old town (arrests of migrants by the police). Those of you, who are interested in writing a small article on that, please come into contact with Panos Achniotis (pa-nix@hotmail.com). In that case, we should have the article ready by Thursday, in order to send it by email to all of you and get feedback before we print it.

3. Any other ideas????

I suggest that we meet there at 14.00 and stay until 16.00.

Please send me your thoughts...

Whoever is interested to attend the event please inform me by mail.

See you soon

Evgenia Nikiforou

Diversity Day Festival

3^rd of October 2009

Programme

Venue: Archbishop Makarios Avenue 15, Hall of the National Bank of Greece

9.45: Press Conference with the E.U. Commissioner of Health Mrs Androula Vasileiou

11.00- 12.00: Workshop regarding the law on gender equality at work.

12.00 – 16.00: Live Library. A very progressive activity with people instead of books. People with diversity in age, psychical ability, religion, sexuality, health, family status, style etc. Every and each one of us is a book. Borrow a “live” book and ask him/her whatever you want in order to understand diversity.

11.00/13.50/15.30: Educational activities/games focusing on Human Rights for children between 7 and 13, parents, guardians and teachers by the Programme Compasito of the European Council.

Reading of the tale “To eftapodi” by famous actors/actresses of ANT1.

Screening of the documentaries

• ”A diverse society”

• “Utopia”

• “Bom dia Alegria"
  

Venue: Archbishop Makarios Avenue 18, Zena Canther - Parking Place

Informational stalls from various organisations

Graffiti

Ability park

11.00 – 14.00: Live Broadcast - Deejay Radio

14.30- 16.00: Performance by the group New Age Dancers from Ghana.

Vote for the Workshop theme!

You can now vote for which theme you would like us to focus on in our two-days workshop!

There were many interesting proposed themes but we have chosen the four that are the most practical to be made and were proposed by many students.

You can only vote once, for just one theme.

Poll deadline in two weeks.

About our next meetings

1) Our meetings will be held from 1.45 to 3.15.

2) From now on, our meetings will be held in the NEW LECTURE THEATER.

3) In every meeting there will be a differenet co-ordinator (a student) just so that we can have more efficient discussions. Usually one that presents a topic will be the co-ordinator.

4) Whoever is interested can bring any movies/documentaries in our next meeting so that we can arrange some dates to screen them.

This Thursday, we'll keep on with the school councils and strengthening students' rights and involvement in the school.

Our first meeting!

The attendance of our first meeting was more than satisfying, reaching almost 40 people!!

Our discussion on the school elections was really exciting and substancial, and next week we will continue with the discussion of the school councils and students' participation.

1st meeting this Thursday at 2! Topic: School elections, the school council and how they can be improved